Most rear battle-axe block sites suffer from a lack of identity as ‘let over spaces’ sitting behind the street front building leaving the occupants feeling like ‘second class citizens’. Our design for Harwood Quarter addresses this issue with the creation of positive place making with presence that provides the owners with a sense of place and pride.
We have created houses with their own ‘street frontage’, like an oasis as an end destination. A sense of community is encouraged through the mutually owned areas of landscaping.
The houses have been designed to allow construction through modular off-site fabricated timber components, thereby minimising waste, speeding up construction time and providing sustainable outcomes through the use of locally sourced sustainably grown timber.